Re: REINDEX blocks virtually any queries but some prepared queries.

From: Guillaume Lelarge <guillaume(at)lelarge(dot)info>
To: Frédéric Yhuel <frederic(dot)yhuel(at)dalibo(dot)com>
Cc: Justin Pryzby <pryzby(at)telsasoft(dot)com>, Peter Geoghegan <pg(at)bowt(dot)ie>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: REINDEX blocks virtually any queries but some prepared queries.
Date: 2022-04-07 15:29:36
Message-ID: CAECtzeWffJaqEEyEoSf5K4SToPx8bJVDhYLdK1m5uzgasQDy6w@mail.gmail.com
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Le jeu. 7 avr. 2022 à 15:44, Frédéric Yhuel <frederic(dot)yhuel(at)dalibo(dot)com> a
écrit :

>
>
> On 4/7/22 14:40, Justin Pryzby wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 07, 2022 at 01:37:57PM +0200, Frédéric Yhuel wrote:
> >> Maybe something along this line? (patch attached)
> > Some language fixes.
>
> Thank you Justin! I applied your fixes in the v2 patch (attached).
>
>
v2 patch sounds good.

> > I didn't verify the behavior, but +1 to document the practical
> consequences.
> > I guess this is why someone invented REINDEX CONCURRENTLY.
> >
>
> Indeed ;) That being said, REINDEX CONCURRENTLY could give you an
> invalid index, so sometimes you may be tempted to go for a simpler
> REINDEX, especially if you believe that the SELECTs won't be blocked.

Agreed.

--
Guillaume.

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